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Total passenger traffic through the UAE’s airports exceeded one billion between 2015 and 2024. The
total number of aircraft movements (arrivals and departures) increased to over 6.4 million, while
the number of international visitors rose from about 15 million in 2014 to over 29 million in 2024.
UAE airports handled approximately 102.9 million passengers in the first eight months of 2025, a
5.3 percent growth compared to 97.9 million passengers during the same period in 2024.

Bin Touq also reported that tourism investments attracted by the UAE reached AED28.8 billion in
2023, rising to AED32.2 billion in 2024, with projections to hit AED35.2 billion in 2025.

The Minister confirmed that the UAE's travel and tourism sector achieved robust growth in H1 2025.
Hotel establishments hosted more than 16 million guests, a 5.5 percent growth compared to the
same period in 2024. As of the end of H1 2025, the country has 1,243 hotel establishments with
over 216,000 rooms. Sixteen new hotels entered the UAE market in 2024.

Hotel revenues increased to over AED26 billion in H1 2025, a 6.3 percent growth compared to the
same period last year.

Bin Touq projected that the number of hotel guests in the country would reach 33 million in 2025.
Hotel revenues are expected to increase by 7 percent this year compared to AED45 billion in 2024,
with UAE airports anticipated to handle approximately 160 million passengers due to airport
expansions and the launch of new routes.

The minister further pointed out that the "World's Coolest Winter" campaign, over its five editions,
has yielded outstanding results in terms of hotel revenues in the country, which amounted to
approximately AED6.7 billion. The campaign also recorded a significant 90 percent growth in hotel
revenues, with revenues in the first edition reaching AED1 billion and AED1.9 billion in the fifth
edition.

He emphasised that the campaign has succeeded over the past years in reaching more than 1.2
billion people around the world, highlighting the UAE's landmarks and diverse destinations in a
distinctive manner and introducing viewers in the region and the world to the country's tourism and
natural treasures.

The UAE is preparing to host the UAE Africa Tourism Investment Summit on 27th October 2025, in
Dubai, as part of the Future Hospitality Summit. The event will bring together tourism ministers and
senior officials from 53 African nations, underscoring the UAE's role as a trusted partner in tourism
investment.

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